California Forests and Woodlands: A Natural HistoryUniversity of California Press, 16 jun 1996 - 234 páginas From majestic Redwoods to ancient Western Bristlecone Pines, California's trees have long inspired artists, poets, naturalists—and real estate developers. Verna Johnston's splendid book, illustrated with her superb color photographs and Carla Simmons's detailed black-and-white drawings, now offers an unparalleled view of the Golden State's world-renowned forests and woodlands. In clear, vivid prose, Johnston introduces each of the state's dominant forest types. She describes the unique characteristics of the trees and the interrelationships of the plants and animals living among them, and she analyzes how fire, flood, fungi, weather, soil, and humans have affected the forest ecology. The world of forest and woodland animals comes alive in these pages—the mating games, predation patterns, communal life, and the microscopic environment of invertebrates and fungi are all here. Johnston also presents a sobering view of the environmental hazards that threaten the state's trees: acid snow, ozone, blister rust, over-logging. Noting the interconnectedness of the diverse life forms within tree regions, she suggests possible answers to the problems currently plaguing these areas. Enriched by the observations of early naturalists and Johnston's many years of fieldwork, this is a book that will be welcomed by all who care about California's treasured forests and woodlands. |
Índice
Redwood Forests | 12 |
North Coastal Forests | 28 |
DouglasFirMixedEvergreen Forests | 43 |
ClosedCone Pines and Cypresses | 58 |
Foothill Woodland | 75 |
7 | 91 |
Giant Sequoia Groves | 111 |
Red Firs and Lodgepole Pines | 123 |
Subalpine Forests | 142 |
Pinyon PineJuniper Woodland | 162 |
The Klamath Region | 176 |
13 | 189 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todo
California Forests and Woodlands: A Natural History Verna R. Johnston No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 1994 |
Términos y frases comunes
acid acorns alders areas bark beetles berries birds Bishop Pines Blue Oaks branches brown cache Chaparral chipmunks Coast Ranges cone scales coniferous conifers creeks Cypress dense Douglas Squirrels Douglas-Fir eggs elevations feed feet ferns fire flowers foliage Foothill Woodland forest floor fungi Giant Sequoia Gray Gray Pine green Ground Squirrels groves grow habitats Hemlock holes inches insects Jays Jeffrey Pine Juniper Klamath Mountains Klamath region lakes larvae leaves Limber Pine Lodgepole Pines logs mammals mature meadows Mixed Conifer Forests moist Monterey National Park needles nest North Coastal Forests northern numbers Nutcrackers nuts old-growth Oregon Owls Pacific Pine Pinus Pinyon Pine Ponderosa Pine rain Red Fir Redwood Forest rocky roots sagebrush seedlings seeds shrubs Sierra Nevada slopes snow soil southern species Spruce subalpine Sugar Pine summer survive tall Tan Oak trees trunks twigs understory Western White Fir Whitebark Pine winter wood Woodpeckers Yosemite young
Pasajes populares
Página 195 - Rundel, PW, DJ Parsons, and DT Gordon. 1988. Montane and subalpine vegetation of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Ranges. In Terrestrial Vegetation of California, expanded ed., ed.
Referencias a este libro
Kings Canyon National Park: A Complete Hiker's Guide Mike White No hay ninguna vista previa disponible |